Steam cracker units at the BASF Zhanjiang Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — More European companies are maintaining or expanding their supply chains in mainland China to remain competitive globally, according to a survey released Wednesday by the European Union Chamber…
Employees work on the production line of automotive display chips at a workshop on May 22, 2026 in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s industrial profits surged by 24.7% in April from a year earlier, according to official data released Wednesday, despite broader signs of…
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday, with Japan and South Korea’s benchmark indices hitting new highs as investors assessed recent U.S. military action in Iran, the fragile state of the Washington-Tehran ceasefire and optimism that a deal could still be reached. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.49% to a…
Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, June 11, 2025. Massimo Valicchia | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pope Leo warned over the weekend about a “social calamity” that could come from mass unemployment due to the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. Prediction market traders appear to think…
We are selling 30 shares of Honeywell at roughly $231.78. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 390 shares of HON, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.3% from around 2.5%. We’re making a small trim of Honeywell as the stock extends its recent gains. Honeywell’s stock is now up almost 10%…
Nvidia is definitely one to watch this week. After reporting an absolute blowout last week, the Club name has traded lower. Early Tuesday, it was looking to bounce off Friday’s close of $215, before some pressure set in. Why does that matter? We know the fundamentals are as strong as ever at the AI chip…
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on May 15, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi hit a fresh record Tuesday as trading resumed after a public holiday, with investor sentiment supported by hopes for a breakthrough in the…
A drone view shows the Valero Houston Refinery in Pasadena outside of Houston, Texas, U.S., May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Shahrzad Rasekh Shahrzad Rasekh | Reuters Oil prices were mixed Tuesday as U.S. military operations in southern Iran on Monday and President Donald Trump’s mixed messaging on the negotiations between Tehran and Washington kept traders on edge….
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Kalshi and Polymarket. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Martin Lelievre | Getty Images High volume and short-term markets that ask simple questions with clear resolution rules — that’s the formula Evercore ISI strategists say make prediction markets helpful for forecasting. Led by Julian Emanuel, they found contracts with higher volume produce more reliable probabilities than…
